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The Jerky Boys: The Movie is a 1995 comedy film directed by James Melkonian and starring the titular Jerky Boys (Johnny Brennan and Kamal Ahmed) as well as Alan Arkin. The film is based on the duo's first album and part of their second one.
Synopsis[]
The Jerky Boys portray fictionalized versions of themselves as two low-lives who spend their time prank calling people for their own amusement. Things go wrong however when one of their characters "Frank Rizzo" has the mob on their tails.
Cast[]
- Johnny Brennan as Himself
- Kamal Ahmed as Himself
- Alan Arkin as Ernie Lazzaro
- Vincent Pastore as Tony Scarboni
- Brian Tarantina as Gen0
- Peter Appel as Sonny
- Darryl Theirse as Detective Connley
- Brad Sullivan as Robert Worzic
- James Lorinz as Brett Weir
- Suzanne Shepherd as Mrs. B
- William Hickey as Uncle Freddy
- Alan North as Mickey
- Susan Blommaert as Sister Mary
- David Pittu as Doorman
- Joe Lisi as Construction Foreman
- Ron Ostrow as Burger Bob Customer
- Ozzy Osbourne as Helmet Manager
- Helmet as Themselves
Trivia[]
- Suzanne Shepard, Vincent Pastore, Brian Tarantina, David Pittu, Joe Lisi, and Susan Blommaert would all later appear on The Sopranos.
- The film was made in 1993, but did not get a release until two years later because the studio didn't know what to do with it.
- This film, along with Inspector Gadget, are the only two films to feature an altered version of the Caravan Pictures logo. For this film, the logo plays out the same with the man walking down the road, but Johnny Brennan and Kamal Ahmed begin shouting at him:
- Johnny Brennan: "Hey, silly ass! {whistles} Yo, I'm talking to you, where the hell do you think you're going, Buddy?"
- Kamal Ahmed: "Come back, Shane!"
Videos[]
The Jerky Boys The Movie (1995) TV Spot
